Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-01-22

all the twenty months Cluverlus
has been incarccrated he has shown
no disposition TO partake of lntoN-
icating liquors until late last night.
Then Deputy Sergeant Macon ask
ed il he would not take Il little
whisky. The doomed man replied,
81 believe That WILL and, a drink
beiug handed him, he swallowed it
and smackcd his lips.
lie PROTESTS HIS INNOCENCE.
Shortly after ten O'clock this
morning Capt. Cunningham, at the
prisoners request, sang for himtlc
touching hymn. GLOW Firm ii Foun-
dalicn." As The last words of the
song died away Capt. Cunningham
turned to lie prisoner and asked,
"Do you still say that you arc IN
nocent!n His reply was, 81 am
innocent .lDo You believe in our
Lord Jesus Christ, and, believing
in Him, assert that You are inno-
cent, Knowing that you are to ail
swcr before Gou?" asked the Wis
ltor. Yes" replied Cluverius, 81
can say that ] SIN innocent Az
Ter receiving that assurance and Il
last farewell the singer left the
man.
Rev. DR.. Hatcher, who has been
thn sniritrDl adviser Of the convict
cd murderer, then went into his
I;cell, where @lle remained until five
minutes to one o'clock, when Ser
gpanl Smith entered the condemn
ell mans cell aud announced tlIat
time WAS up. Cuycrus showed no
signs of cmotion, and simply re
mArkcd: 81 ann leady;o so with
Yen"
THE WALK TO TIE sCAFFoLD.
After dressing in Il suit of black
| procured by his brother from IL
clothing establishment here, the
prisoner, with his arms bound and
Il dark cloak thrown over him, ac-
companicd by his spiritual adviser.
walked to the scaffold.
THE SCAFFoLD characterization.
This WAS erected in the long ANA
narrow ward OF the prison, sur
rounded by WALLS 50 high that none
on, the east side, except these who
had secured the most elevated po-
StionS, could overlook. Some et-
fort at olnamcntalion had been
made in the construction Of The nor
rlbc engine of destruction. The
crosSbean was of dressed black
walnut, slightly arched. The rope
WAS composed of red, white and
blue sill, strands. and WAS not i'll
keeping with the place and clrcum
stances. Cluvcrius walked out Of
his cell, which .has been his only
home for all these long mouths,
with Il calm self possession.
JEEEED BY TIE OUTSIDE CROWD.
rs he descended the Steps leading
to the prison yard some Of Tie
crowd outside caught sight OF him
for the first and only time during
llie day and iccred and cheered
loudly. These signs ofdisappruyal
from tie crowd Madcno impression
upon the man for whom they were
intended. AS the cries died away
he looked up and continued OIL his
course to his death. tr-BR0y
HE MOUNTS ruE6nWggnI.o9 whom NJ IL IL en3t
A.laia. .hasyel ton, y :
IIc mounted the steps of }ss RIFF
fold with firmness and took the
place on the platform assigned him.
The scene a5 this point was IL pct
urc. Tie newspaper reporters, Of,
iiccrs. and others composing the
crowd of two or three hundred al
lowed within The Enclosure, listened
with breatlIlcss expectancy Tor IL
confession from TIE man who lii IL
minute more wonld die the lgno.
.niauus death of murderer. NO
sign was made there.
DIR. HATCHER SPEAKS FOR TIE
PRISONER.
DIR. Hatcher, spiritual adviser,
: said, speaking for the prisoner,
that he had no i'll will towards any
human being. a moment more the
drop fell, and the man Tell nine feet.
! The gaudy sllben rope stretched
and the dying fellows feet barely
touched the ground.
TIE CURIOUS CROWD.
For hours before the execution
+ The houses. trcetops aud every 9th
or available place OF elevation was
, crowded with those curious to catch
: a glimpse OF The prisoner. On the
/. arms of telegraph pole, Which Of
: tered IL place from which the seal
+. fold could he seen, four CT live boys
5 and men were perched.
: A MESSAGE TO GOV LEE.
Gov. Lee, who has gwen Culver
ius's case the most careful attention,
is more convinced today than evcI
OF his guilt. Last night about ono
o'clock wellknown gentleman
called upon Gov. Lee with mes
:, sage from Cluvcrius to the effect
:. that lie {tbc condemncd) would
send young lady to the Governor
to day who would testify that she
;, was at the Mozart Hail with Clu-
verius on the hight Of the tragedy
provided the name OF the lad.
Mnnld be kept from the public